Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-16
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COLLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, July Is, 1887.

Chinch bugs.
Corn in tassel.
Church framing.
Welcome clouds.
Called to eternity.
Rapidly parching grass.
Catholic services will be attended.
The wild current bushes are laden
with fruit.
The camping land seeker looks long
before he settles.
Collyer gave majority of 81 against
the courthouse bonds.
The regular meeting of Collyer W. r.
G. next Saturday, July 16.
A good rain, and the farmer is the hap
piest of all men, for he has large field
of corn.
The east-bound mail train yesterday
was over five hours late, passing here at
twelve o'clock.
DR.. league and son, Charles, took
trip west about fifty miles last week, to
look at some land.
Buel Fl. Starry, of Scott City, stopped
over at Collyer on Thursday to see bis
old friend, Frank Miles.
A special passenger train sped west
ward on Sunday with the government
commissioners and q. P. officials.
Baseball playing seems to be the prin-
cipal amusement with the boys since
they were defeated on the Fourth.
Mrs. j. H. Smith returned home Thurs
day night from her visit to Kansas City.
Her daughter did not accompany her.
The Thursday noonttrain carried east
ward Mrs. French, sister of Mrs. J.
Bundy. Her destination was Columbus,
Ohio, her home.
The frame of tho Congregational
church is about ready to raise, and If the
work donated can be secured, the skele-
tou Will appear GulS week.
The first of the regular Dunkard SER
vices in Collyer were held last Sunday at
the school house, at P. NJ, and good
congregation was present.
The afternoon sun has drawn mercury
to 1899 almost every day of the week,
and when the breezes failed to blow, as
they did a few times, the heat reminded
one of stories of Arabian deserts.
Mr.. Fixes son, who came down to
spend the Fourth with his father, our
hotel proprietor, and who was immediate
ly taken sick, is but little better, and it
is thought the fever, typhoid, will run its
course.
News was brought to town last Thurs
day Of the severe epidemic prevailing at
Cove City. As some of our citizens have
relatives there, they were quite anxious,
and fastened to ascertain the truth of
the report.
]. 81. Mills, senior partner of our mer-
camille firm Of Mills & Sons, accompanied
by Miss and Master Mills, are here from
Hiawatha. They, like the majority of
people, are delighted with our country.
- Go to g. W. Blackwilps, Collyer, Kan,
FOR your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow,
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-tooth ELM
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivator, and
do not fail to examine the new Deering
Mower. Prices way down. 43O-tf
An early settler of Mitchell county
passed through Collyer last week, home
ward bound, after viewing the land of
western Cove county. He was of the
opinion that our soil is much deeper.
richer and better than in that locaity-a
statement persons looking for location
would do well to consider.
Lightning visited this place yesterday,
il most of the heavily-laden rain clouds
did pass around. The buffalo grass was
ignited by the electricity in two places
the one nearer town blazing up so high
a TO cause the men to hasten out and
extinguish the flames ere the wind could
carry them forward to the buildings in
town.
Mrs. G. F. Weeks was accompanied to
town yesterday by Mrs. D. 6. Carleton.
So close have been Mrs. Carleton's atten-
lions to her invalid veteran husband,
that her FIRST trip to Collyer since last
December was made on that occasion.
and urgent business necessitated It then.
Mr. Carleton is failing fast and now leaves
his bed oaly when assisted.
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